CLEO has more publications on social assistance and other legal topics. You can read them on our website or order free copies. Go to www.cleo.on.ca or call 416-408-4420.

If you speak French

Ask a lawyer or a community legal clinic about your language rights. You may have the right to get government services related to Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) in French.

If you are appealing a decision about your right to social assistance from OW or ODSP, this could mean that you have the right to a hearing before a French-speaking member of the Social Benefits Tribunal, as well as other French language services.